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Fort Tubac | |
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Tubac, Arizona | |
Coordinates | 31°36′41″N 111°02′45″W / 31.611389°N 111.045833°W |
Type | Army post |
Site information | |
Controlled by | Arizona |
Condition | tourist attraction |
Site history | |
Built | 1752 |
Built by | Spain |
In use | 1752–1886 |
Battles/wars | Apache–Mexico Wars Apache Wars American Civil War |
Garrison information | |
Past commanders | Juan Bautista de Anza Juan Fernandez Carmona Granville H. Oury |
Occupants | Spanish Army Mexican Army United States Army Confederate States Army |
The Presidio of San Ignacio de Túbac or Fort Tubac was a Spanish built fortress. The fortification was established by the Spanish Army in 1752 at the site of present-day Tubac, Arizona. Its ruins are preserved in the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park.